Originally Posted by
JEFFJAGUAR
There was some fear at the beginning that there would be difficulties using unpersonneled kiosks but mc/visa passed regulations prohibiting kiosks from rejecting out of hand cards lacking a pin to accomodate the US banks. So you need not worry; quite frankly you simply don't need a pin and will never be asked for one.
My experience in Europe too. I've been allowed to buy over 50 Euros of fuel with just my chip card alone (HK is chip and signature too).
Originally Posted by
Kremmen
Off-topic and untrue. There are whole public transport systems with kiosks that only accept cards with a PIN.
I've been carrying my Australian Chip and PIN cards into Europe just in case I ran into a kiosk that insisted on a PIN, but after two trips I didn't bother.
You were right - CityRail in Sydney was Chip and PIN only
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...nature-55.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...l#post19368280
I didn't take public transport on my most recent trip.
But a lot of other unmanned places - car parks, vending machines and supermarket self check-outs all accepted my HK-issued chip and signature card without asking for PIN.
Given there are Small Ticket Transaction regimes these days I wonder is CityRail still requiring PIN.